BENGALURU: Heavy rainfall in Bengaluru on Monday night led to severe waterlogging in various parts of the city.
The Bellandur traffic police said that there was slow moving traffic on Outer Ring Road at Ecospace junction towards Devarabeesanahalli to Bellandur junction due to waterlogging. The police said slow moving traffic has also been reported in Sarjapura road at Wipro junction and RBD Layout junction due to waterlogging.
The situation in the city has prompted opposition parties to take a dig at the Congress-led government in the state. Janata Dal (Secular) posted on X, “Ah, just another day in Bengaluru where Congress government’s blunders has turned Bengaluru’s world-class infrastructure seamlessly into a mini Venice due to the rains. Kudos to Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar for their visionary leadership — Bengaluru is really floating into the future. Maybe next term, we can invest in boats instead of roads?”
Leader of the Opposition R Ashoka posted a newspaper report on the floods and questioned Deputy CM Shivakumar, who is also the Bengaluru Development Minister. “Will the Hon’ble DCM DK Shivakumar who is a part-time Bangalore Development Minister, spend his time doing politics saying that ‘I am the candidate for Channapatna’ or will he remember that he is the Bengaluru Development Minister and pay attention to the plight of the city? Like ‘ulta chor kotwal ko dante’, will they lash out at the media saying they are taking away the dignity of Bengaluru, or will they maintain the dignity of the government by doing their duty?” he posted on X.
On Monday, several flight disruptions were reported at Kempegowda International Airport. More than 20 were flights delayed and four flights were diverted to Chennai, an official said. A Thai Lion Air flight that was coming from Thailand was also diverted to Chennai, officials said.
“Due to heavy rains on Monday night (October 21), over 20 flights were late in arriving at the Kempegowda International Airport. Four flights were diverted to Chennai. One Air India flight from Delhi and three IndiGo flights from Delhi, Hyderabad and Chandigarh were diverted to Chennai. Thai Lion Air which was coming from Thailand was also diverted to Chennai”, Bengaluru Airport said.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted more rains in Bengaluru over the next two days. The IMD said that light to moderate rainfall at isolated places in Karnataka very likely over rest of the region during the week. (ANI)